45: Lin Yun's life was extinguished!
Lin Yun held his breath and focused, pushing the Ancient Star God Scripture to its limit. Within his Sea of Consciousness, the power of his Divine Soul began to condense intensely.
He did not directly condense his Life Soul through his own Dao like ordinary Cultivators. Instead, he sank most of his mind into that pair of already evolved Double Pupils!
His Life Soul would be tightly integrated with his Pupil Technique Origin!
What he wanted to condense was unique—the Star Soul Double Pupil Life Soul!
The first Soul Power Tide came crashing in!
Like an invisible wave of a billion tons, it slammed hard against his Divine Soul!
“Pfft!”
Lin Yun's whole body shook violently, blood instantly seeped from his seven orifices, and his Sea of Consciousness felt as if it were about to explode!
But he held fast to a single point of clarity in his mind. His Double Pupils spun frantically like two tiny black holes, desperately devouring and absorbing the pure Soul Power from the tide, while simultaneously channeling most of its force deep into his Pupil Technique Origin for brutal tempering!
Pain! Unimaginable pain!
The feeling of his Divine Soul being repeatedly torn apart and reconstructed far exceeded the suffering of the Physical Body!
But he gritted his teeth and persevered. Using this external force, he frantically compressed and purified his Divine Soul Origin, intertwining and fusing it with the Origin Law of the Double Pupils!
Tide after tide of impact!
Lin Yun's body was like a reef in a storm, trembling constantly. Blood vessels beneath his skin burst, dyeing him into a man of blood.
Yet his aura continued to climb amidst the pain, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter!
In the Sea of Consciousness, at the core where endless Soul Power and stellar power intertwined, a point of light—brilliant beyond compare and seemingly containing the mysteries of the Universe and the starry sea—was slowly being born!
Time lost its meaning here.
After enduring an unknown number of tidal washings, that point of light grew brighter and clearer, finally transforming into a blurry, cold phantom of an eye—seemingly composed of countless stars!
But this phantom was extremely unstable, as if it could collapse at any moment.
“Not enough! I need even stronger pressure! Even more primordial power!” Lin Yun roared in his heart, making an extremely bold decision!
He suddenly stood up and actually charged toward the source of the Soul Power Tide—that massive, dark vortex that resembled the Eye of the Universe!
As he drew closer to the vortex, the Soul pressure skyrocketed exponentially!
His body groaned under the unbearable burden, his bones clicked and cracked, and it felt as if his Divine Soul would be completely annihilated in the next second!
But he ignored everything. Blue tears of blood flowed from his Double Pupils as he stared fixedly at the center of the vortex—that ultimate deep blue light!
“Give me... CONDENSE!!!”
At a distance of only a thousand feet from the vortex, at the limit where his body was about to completely collapse, he let out a cry from the depths of his Soul!
It was as if a critical point had been broken! The deep blue light at the center of the vortex seemed to ripple slightly, separating a thread of Origin Soul Power—so fine it was extreme, yet so pure and ancient it was beyond description—which then merged into Lin Yun's Sea of Consciousness!
BOOM—!!!
Lin Yun's Sea of Consciousness felt as if the heavens and earth were being created!
Upon receiving the injection of this thread of Origin Soul Power, the blurry phantom of the Starry Eye instantly became solid, clear, and perfect!
It was cold, majestic, and profound. Within its pupil, galaxies flowed and Universes were born and destroyed! It was both Lin Yun's Life Soul and the ultimate manifestation of his Double Pupils!
Star Soul Double Pupil Life Soul! Formed!
At the very moment the Life Soul successfully condensed!
Buzz—!!!
A brilliant pillar of light, its color indescribable, suddenly erupted from within Lin Yun's body. It soared into the sky, ignoring the barriers of the Secret Realm, piercing directly through endless space to reflect upon the desert firmament outside!
The entire Starfall Secret Realm shook violently!
Countless Star Remnants resonated together, emitting starlight and bowing toward the direction of the light pillar!
Outside the Secret Realm, above the desert, stars appeared in broad daylight!
The light of countless stars crossed time and space, gathering into a river that cascaded down and merged into that sky-piercing pillar of light!
Within the light pillar, one could faintly see the phantom of a massive, cold, and majestic Starry Eye slowly opening, indifferently surveying the vast earth!
A vast and majestic Soul Power pressure swept out like a storm, covering a radius of ten thousand miles!
Within those ten thousand miles, all living beings, regardless of their cultivation level, felt their Divine Souls tremble at this moment. They felt as if they were being watched by an invisible eye of a Heavenly God, giving rise to a sense of insignificance and awe!
“A phenomenon of Heaven and Earth! The Starry Eye!”
“Some peerless Genius has condensed a top-tier Life Soul related to the stars and Pupil Techniques!”
“The direction is... that Death Desert? Could someone have entered the Starfall Secret Realm?”
“Such a phenomenon is unheard of! This youth's future is limitless!”
In distant cities and Sects, powerful experts were startled. They looked toward the desert in shock, waves of astonishment crashing in their hearts.
The phenomenon lasted for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before slowly dissipating.
At the core of the Starfall Secret Realm, before that dark vortex.
Lin Yun floated quietly in the air. The injuries all over his body were fully healed, and his skin was as white and lustrous as jade, with what seemed like starlight flowing beneath it.
His aura was vast and deep, steadily resting at the Peak of the first level of the Life Soul Realm!
He slowly opened his eyes.
Within his gaze, those Double Pupils had undergone a massive change.
They were no longer simple overlapping pupils, but had transformed into true Starry Eyes!
Deep within the pupils, it seemed as if infinite galaxies were flowing, being born and destroyed. Wherever his gaze fell, ripples appeared in the void; he seemed able to see through eternal time and space, discerning all the mysteries of the Origin!
With a slight thought, a floating Star Remnant in front of him was instantly sliced into the finest dust by invisible Soul Power.
His gaze turned toward a lurking Life Soul Realm Star Fiend in the distance. That Star Fiend immediately let out a terrified shriek, as if it had seen something extremely horrifying, and turned to flee.
He could even vaguely perceive some scenes outside the Secret Realm and sense those powerful Divine Thoughts directed here.
“Star Soul Double Pupil... is this my Dao of the Life Soul?”
Lin Yun felt the earth-shaking changes within himself, especially his Divine Soul power, which was more than ten times stronger than before!
Moreover, it carried a cold and majestic characteristic of the stars.
He knew that the gains from this trip to the Secret Realm far exceeded his expectations.
Not only had he achieved the long-awaited Breakthrough to the Life Soul Realm, but he had also pushed his Pupil Technique to an unprecedented height, laying a solid foundation for becoming a supreme powerhouse in the future.
“It's time to go out.”
Lin Yun glanced at the deep dark vortex, feeling a sense of gratitude in his heart.
Without the extreme environment here, his Breakthrough would not have happened.
He turned and transformed into a streak of light, heading toward the Secret Realm exit at a speed several times faster than when he arrived.
The way in was full of hardships and obstacles, but the way back was a smooth path.
The dangers within the Secret Realm were almost impossible to hide from his evolved Star Soul Double Pupils, allowing him to avoid them easily.
Soon, he once again saw the distorted light portal of the entrance... The scorching sun was overhead, and the wind and sand remained the same. But the world in Lin Yun's eyes was now completely different.
He looked back toward the direction of the now-vanished Secret Realm entrance and gave a deep bow.
Then, he turned his gaze toward the direction of Qing Province, his eyes flowing with galaxies, filled with confidence and expectation.
“Old Ancestor, Brother Hao, Brother Chen... I have succeeded.”
With a flash of his figure, he merged into the wind and vanished.